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A Higher Call

by Adam Makos, Larry Alexander
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A Higher Call
A Higher Call

Unlikely camaraderie between wartime enemies.

'A Higher Call' goes beyond a simple war narrative by illustrating a profound moment of humanity amidst the terrors of World War II. It's an evocative read for anyone intrigued by the personal dimensions of history, showing how compassion can transcend the boundaries of conflict and the depths to which it can touch the human spirit. If you're someone who looks for tales of morality and redemption in the most unexpected places, this story will resonate deeply with you.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2013)
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A Higher Call

by Adam Makos, Larry Alexander
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ISBN: 9780425252864
Authors: Adam Makos, Larry Alexander
Publisher: Dutton Caliber
Date of Publication: 2012-12-19
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: World War II, Biography, European History, Historical, War
Goodreads rating: 4.37
(rated by 27104 readers)

Description

Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber’s tail—a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would defy imagination and later be called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II. This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies that day—the American—2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia who came to captain a B-17—and the German—2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria who sought to avoid fighting in World War II. A Higher Call follows both Charlie and Franz’s harrowing missions. Charlie would face takeoffs in English fog over the flaming wreckage of his buddies’ planes, flak bursts so close they would light his cockpit, and packs of enemy fighters that would circle his plane like sharks. Franz would face sandstorms in the desert, a crash alone at sea, and the spectacle of 1,000 bombers each with eleven guns, waiting for his attack. Ultimately, Charlie and Franz would stare across the frozen skies at one another. What happened between them
 

Unlikely camaraderie between wartime enemies.

'A Higher Call' goes beyond a simple war narrative by illustrating a profound moment of humanity amidst the terrors of World War II. It's an evocative read for anyone intrigued by the personal dimensions of history, showing how compassion can transcend the boundaries of conflict and the depths to which it can touch the human spirit. If you're someone who looks for tales of morality and redemption in the most unexpected places, this story will resonate deeply with you.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.